HIGHLIGHTS
• Mr James McIntosh, Director of Outdoor Education and Ms Kim Wood, Outdoor Education Teacher, were appointed to the 2016 National Outdoor Education Conference organising committee
• Ms Phillipa Greig, Head of Accounting, presented at the BEAQ (Business Educators’ Association of Queensland) Conference in July on Repetition to Synthesis: A Look at Accounting Curriculum
• Mr Brendon Thomas, Director of Technologies, was invited to sit on the QCAA Information Technologies expert working group examining the ACER review of the Senior Curriculum
• Mr Michael Patterson, Music department, presented two sessions — Romanian Folk Music and Gypsy Jazz — at the Australian Strings Association (AUSTA) National Conference in July
• Ms Julie Hennessey, Head of History, was invited to sit on the QCAA Modern History expert working group examining the ACER review of the Senior Curriculum
• Mr Mark Sullivan was the guest clinician at the Rockhampton Catholic Diocese Music Camp in June
• Mr Alan Allinson, Head of Physics, was invited to sit on the QCAA Physics expert working group examining the ACER review of the Senior Curriculum • Mr Brad Jennings, Drama department, was re-elected to 2015 Drama Queensland Committee as a member of the Professional Development portfolio team • Ms Sallie Callie, triple Olympian and Rowing Co-ordinator, was invited to be on a panel of four Olympians for the Pierre du Coubertin Awards AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS • Mr Tim Lehman, Mathematics Teacher, won the Queensland University of Technology’s SAGE Best Higher Degree Research Paper Award for 2015 for his research paper ‘Teaching through problem solving to improve numeracy’ • Ms Adele Johnston, Drama Teacher, topped State marks when awarded her Speech and Drama Diploma by the Australian Music Examinations Board • Mrs Claire Tynan (Corones 2002), Old Girls/Alumni Officer, was awarded the 2015 Educate Plus Excellence in Advancement Award in the category of Alumni and Community Relations presented at the 2015 Educate Plus Conference
• Ms Laurinda Davidson, Instrumental Music teacher, presented at the Maryborough Music Conference in July on ‘Using interactive technology to enhance instrumental music curriculum’. • Ms Michelle Allan, Director of Communications and Community Relations, spoke at the inaugural Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ) Schools Communication and Marketing Forum in June • Ms Lea Walker, Director of Development and Alumni, presented ‘Discover Development’ at the Educate Plus Conference 2015 at the Gold Coast in July, and participated in a conference panel on ‘Sharing the highs, lows and lessons learnt over the years’ PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA • Dr Bruce Addison, Dean of Curriculum and Scholarship, was published in the latest edition of Australian Educational Leader with an article entitled ‘Schools as homes for the mind: pedagogy and the teacher as sage, guide and meddler’ • Mrs Annabelle Ritchie, Head of French, published a book, A la française : it’s French for style! • Mr Brad Jennings, Drama teacher, had his play Headspace published by Playlab ALUMNI
CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA • Deputy Principal Mrs Anna Owen, Director of IT Mr Kent Walker, Director of Technologies Mr Brendon Thomas and Director of Digital Pedagogies Mr Shane Skillen presented ‘Design thinking in leadership, management, teaching and learning; A whole school approach’ at Future Schools in Sydney in June • Dr Kay Kimber, Director of Centre for Professional Practice, was invited by the ACU Learning Sciences Institute Australia to be a panel member at an International Symposium on Reading and Reading Engagement on Global Trends and Innovations in July • Ms Rachel Christopherson, English department, presented a workshop entitled ‘Good Books for Junior Classes’ at the English Teachers Association of Queensland (ETAQ) Beginning Teachers Day seminar in May and ‘Creative writing rescue: achieving success in student short stories’ at the ETAQ 2015 State Conference in Brisbane in August
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• Hannah Hassum, Annaliese Thomas, Annabelle van der Jagt, Sivagowri Somasundaram and Shan Xing (all 2014 alumni) were awarded the Australian Student Prize for 2014 by the Australian Department of Education and Training • Sophie Hur (2014) was accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York • Krishna Settipalli (2014) was awarded a $30 000 QUT ViceChancellor’s Scholarship for 2015 to undertake a Bachelor of Medical Imaging • Ashley McGregor (2014) was State Open Poetry Slam Champion and competed in the National Finals at the Opera House in Sydney • Chloe Yap (2013) was awarded a New Colombo Plan Scholarship by the Australian Government. She will undertake an internship in computational genomics at the Genome Institute of Singapore, within the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
BRISBANE GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL 2015 Annual Review